Adopt, Rather Than Shop

The dogs were taken by bus Thursday to Chicago, where they were given a rest break and special Thanksgiving meals.

Pet Airways flew the dogs from Chicago to New York's LaGuardia Airport. They will then be taken to the North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington, N.Y., where they will be put up for adoption.

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She described situations where some small dogs are kept in cages and never let out. Many of the dogs, she said, are bred repeatedly.

"The idea here is to save the dogs that have been through this and also to educate the public, especially on Black Friday, about adopting rather than going to pet stores that use puppy mill dogs," she said.